diecula

Latin

Etymology

From diēs (day) +‎ -cula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

diēcula f (genitive diēculae); first declension

  1. a brief day (the short space of a day, or a brief respite)
  2. a little while

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative diēcula diēculae
genitive diēculae diēculārum
dative diēculae diēculīs
accusative diēculam diēculās
ablative diēculā diēculīs
vocative diēcula diēculae

References

  • diecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • diecula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • diecula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.